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Big if true. Any volunteers for target practice? (infosec.pub)

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[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 18 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

Explanation: During Mehmed the Conqueror's Siege of Constantinople, he managed to bring down the ancient and formidable city by using a large number of a then-cutting-edge technology - cannons!

They are, indeed, lethal.

[–] CTDummy@aussie.zone 11 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Im more curious as to what the community notes was in response to. Like was somebody handwaving the use of cannons?

[–] Brownboy13@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (4 children)

Looks like this is it

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 10 points 3 weeks ago

Bombs aren't lethal.

Out of most bombs that have been dropped in history, how many have directly hit a person?

Good thing both cannons and bombs are famous for only being effective if they directly hit a person.

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